Azziad, a media influencer, was involved in a verbal altercation with one online user when the latter attempted to criticize her work on Twitter.


The individual going by the name of Brenda Makena claimed on Twitter that Azziad's content is only offensive because it contains obscenity. Brenda continued by saying that there is nothing to learn from Azziad's content, thus it offers no value.

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When Azziad saw this, he responded by informing her that she had never been forced to follow the content and that she should stop whining everywhere.

This is just one of many occasions where Azziad has responded to haters, particularly on Twitter. She just experienced a comparable incident with yet another fan.


The influencer's account of her journey and her battle with acne did not impress the tweep in this situation. He, therefore, felt the need to express his displeasure, which he did.


He even said it amazes him when Kenyan influencers think people have all the time in the world to pay attention to them.


Azziad reacted to him in a clean sarcastic tone because he could not let this go "But, you're here. I appreciate your time." It is obvious that the content author is an expert at navigating online haters and cyberbullies. She has dealt with haters before; a few months ago, Al Jazeera produced a program about cyber bullies and the effects they have on famous people and content providers. Azziad, who was interviewed for the documentary, described how online abuse affected both her personal and professional lives.


Azziad said she had always read about cyberbullying in schools, but never thought about it, or knew it would happen to her. The tik-toker explained how she learned to grow a thick skin to deal with the bullying.


Azziad went on to describe how many individuals tried to contain her as a result of their displeasure at watching her star increase. They did this by using insults, body shaming, and, surprisingly, even death threats.


She counseled that when things changed for you, people would also change in favor of your good fortune.